2015-2016
Merit Scholarships for International Students at Indiana University-
Purdue University Indianapolis in USA

2015-2016
Merit Scholarships for International Students at Indiana University-
Purdue University Indianapolis in USA , and applications are
submitted till 1st November (fall honours) and October 1(spring). Applications are invited for merit scholarships available
for international undergraduate students to study at Indiana
University- Purdue University Indianapolis. All scholarships require
full-time enrollment (12 credit hours or more per semester) in the
fall and spring semesters. There are six types of scholarships: IUPUI
Chancellor’s Non-Resident Scholarship, Dean’s Recognition
Scholarship, Valedictorian and Salutatorian Scholarships, IUPUI
Service Award, International Ambassador Award and ELS Freshman
Ambassador Award. Each and every scholarship is available for the
duration of 4 years. Full details:

‣
IUPUI
offers many 2015-2016 Merit Scholarships for International Students opportunities for international students.

‣ They
are: IUPUI
Chancellor’s Non-Resident Scholarship-Students
who have applied for admission by December 1, have a minimum high
school GPA of 3.75 (on a 4.0 scale), and have a minimum 1250 SAT (for
the mathematics and critical reading scores) or 28 ACT composite
score may be eligible for this scholarship.

‣ Dean’s
Recognition Scholarship-
Students who have a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
and who score 1200 or higher on the SAT (total represents Critical
Reading and Math scores only; international students from non-English
speaking countries must have a minimum SAT Math score of 600).

‣ Valedictorian
and Salutatorian Scholarships-
Students who have applied for admission by March 1, who are ranked
first or second in their high school class may qualify for this
scholarship. Students considered for this scholarship must graduate
from a class of 25 or more students.

‣ IUPUI
Service Award-
Students who have a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale),
score 1050 or higher on the SAT (total represents Critical Reading
and Math scores only) or have an ACT score of 23 or higher may be
eligible for this scholarship. To be considered for renewal, students
must maintain a 2.75 GPA.

‣ International
Ambassador Award-
Students who have a GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and must be admitted
as beginning freshmen by May 1st for the fall semester and submit one
of the following: a minimum iBT TOEFL score of 80, a minimum SAT
Critical Reading Score of 450, or an IELTS score of 6.0.

‣ ELS
Freshman Ambassador Award-
Students who successfully complete Level 112 at ELS Language Centers
may be eligible for this award. Recipients must volunteer for 15
hours of service at IUPUI events annually.

‣
This
scholarship is only available for the Fall enrollment period. Note:
Students who also meet the Chancellor’s Non-Resident Scholarship
criteria above will receive an additional $4,000 for a total award of
$14,000 annually.

Eligibility

‣ All 2015-2016 Merit Scholarships for International Students require full-time enrollment (12 credit hours or more per semester) in the fall and spring semesters.

‣ Only available to beginning freshmen who will pay non-resident fees at IUPUI

‣ If you take the SAT or ACT examination more than once, the highest scores will be used for scholarship consideration.

‣ Funds provided by these scholarships do not cover intensive English as a Second Language study.

Selection Criteria for 2015-2016 Merit Scholarships for International Students

‣ Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of merit.

Scholarship Application Method

‣ Beginning international freshman are automatically considered for the merit scholarships at the time of application to IUPUI. A separate scholarship application is not required.

‣ Scholarship Applications deadlines are:

Competitive Honors College awards: 1st November for Fall (August–December)